Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-05
FEEDlSo HUNGARIAN GRASS.
Ehi0r AwT Dp't

II
Thinking peihaps some OF your reader.
might be Interested 10 know someihing ol
The value % the Hungarian a. food Tor
stock. venture 10 give you my experience
With this valuable fOider-grsss. for TIE
past few years We have raised ana Tel
more of isss % IL. aud ind II very vfa-
able addition 10 our hay crop when prop
vfiy cured, 10 IL eagerly eaten up by All
xlnds of stock, and furnishes them 'ari'
~, thus helping them 10 keepup healthy
sppslile and Aii Digestion. IL Is valuable
floi by itself IL l.. think, a. nutritious
a. the best qaaliiy of mixed English hay
Pefhsps not A. much a. clear clover.
My practice l. 10 feed all my stock, st'
cspt horses, wholly upon IL for their morn
iug neal Other fools are given duung
the remainder of the day; bat ~ lock OF
the uaugArlAn happens Ia fsll within reach
II ihsm they will leave The best oi hay W
pick 10 up
Ilis particularly valuable for cows civ
iug milk In winter. inid an increase IN
rlchn,.s In The milk when they are fed
lArgsly upon H. Ny horses also are led Al
aoon upon 10. when =, work. and n had =
plenty. | should not hesitate 20 feed u 10
th,m In quite large qaauttiss. fouus
calves eat u grssdlly. sui thrive upon u
Perhaps not every farmer ls 80 sliuAiei
- 20 be- able 90 raise IL 10 good advantage
Bat II will make galie good groNih on
n.arly All kluds Of land. ltis at its best,
hoNevsr. on any good. light soil. suitable
for corr. A piece of good corn land pre-
pafci "a grow . good crop ~ corn, viii oe
foaud The bcst adapted 10 Hungarian. 10
practice. think IL Is generally soNn Too
iste IL should be sowu, on land thai u
afspist 10 lts growth. Just A. soon a. u
vii DO ou account % frusis. Ihen ~ vii
grt IL growth aud bs m a. bay before The
sooi haylug season IL over. shoald not
b.sitAte. though. 90 SOW u a. late A. TIE
.0th 20 June. n . dfouih destroys TIE
prospects of hay crop 10 becomes lnEAiu'
able a. Asuhstituic. Amer The prospects
for hay become fxci. land can be- prepared
Hungarian sosu. And = short hay crop
lose. lis trrrofs. I have tfiyd fseilng u
grttu. A. a soi.iug crops bat, Tor some
reason, 10 Is not eaten - well A. corn iui'
isr "a ffsshiy.mown f-ld grass. There
fore I would cure 10 for hay ani shpeei
oriv rooi results from - usr.
gsrv shouid o. taken when purchAslng
10 seed. ~ 10 l. sometimes Aiulisfatsd -
siii turnlp being mosi if'qucnily ioau1
slth IL Toe seeds should tc oi unliofm
-Ile. with not TOO many coiofs-ihc DARK
seed being preferable. Oae OF my ueigh'
por.. Mr John walker. raises hi. own
.rsd. II Is run through common ihresh-
iue machine. sni CONES oui iu good shape
Thi.. BE- considers. quite sAFinr' Anl
claims a's1 hat be Always gets pure se'd
iu this way.
some farmers object 20 secilrg down
wlih Iurgsrians Bot. u not so~n 700
thlck. 10 0. gooi crop % seed With. IL
s siocky. stands up VEL. ani li- leaves
furnish ample PROJECTION % the youug
rr... plants anf a. The same time permit
~. heat ughi 70 fall upon them 10 proper
ly uouflsh thsm.
have known farmers 20 get dlsip
polluted wiih ihis grass by taking some
ioN place In their eslds f0r The crop. Onc
that wAs too Net ~ work early. The
troabie wss not with the crop, bot with
the land li Wa pat upon. lf ihs low, Ne,
places afc properly worked aui len in good
condition. Ight ani easily Accssslnlc 10
thc air. fair growth may b. xPectsi'
bui oihsrWl.e not. 1.-THE lAni Il cold, ",i'
closely packed Ani bat little above ihe
surface wsier. ssch plant that happsns to
come % will look a. though u hai been
driven oat from home aud tindfcd anu
49, waliiug for suitable chauec 10 fc-
tlru.
Agalb. I would say 20 those Who hsVe
never raised Hungarian Try Asmah piece
NIT year. aui become convinced of Us
value. n wuNEE McKEEN
Fylsry. Mar Is. 1857.